UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG - Mercy College

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Students must maintain an overall GPA of 2.33 (C+) in core Major courses. If the GPA in
the major is less than 2.33 the student will be subject to a formal assessment of his/her
aptitude for the subject matter and standing in the program and may be dismissed from
the major.
There is an 21-credit residency requirement in the major concentration of Computer Arts
and Design.
* Computer Arts Majors should carefully select their Open and Major Electives under
the advisement of the faculty advisors. The Computer + Design program has
identified “zones” of creative activity to help students map the territory of their
creative interests in the field by making visible relationships between courses offered
in the major and across campus. While the proposed zones are intended to help
students identify courses relevant to their interests, they do NOT represent required
sequences of courses and students are not limited to taking courses from within a
single zone. Rather, the zones are intended to help students see potential connections
between areas of computer arts and design expertise as it relates to their own interests
and the Computer Arts + Design major. The recommended curriculum schedule for
these zones can be found in the program literature and Web site.
Zone 1: Technology + Design and Communication
Study in this zone would be intended primarily to serve students interested in design
and the communication arts, including motion graphic design, typography, digital
photography and image-making, and web design.
Zone 2: Technology + Interactivity and Information | Gaming
Study in this zone would be intended primarily to serve students interested in the
design of interactive experiences, including web design, interface design, and game
design.
Zone 3: Technology + Animation and Visual Narrative
Study in this zone would be intended primarily to serve students interested in digital
animation and other forms of visual storytelling.
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